CVE-2009-1242

The vmx_set_msr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the VMX implementation in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 on the i386 platform allows…

published April 6, 2009

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The vmx_set_msr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the VMX implementation in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 on the i386 platform allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by setting the EFER_LME (aka "Long mode enable") bit in the Extended Feature Enable Register (EFER) model-specific register, which is specific to the x86_64 platform.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00473 · 39.9th percentile
Published
2009-04-06T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 APR 14:00Z
    The vmx_set_msr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the VMX implementation in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 on the i386 platform allows…
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